Using:
Ubuntu 10.04
K3b 2.0
cdrecord 3.0

The error is following:
Audiofiles are added in k3b (CD and/or from harddrive) and waiting for the
burning. In 2-3 cases out of 10 the burning doesn't start.
It says "Sending CUE sheet" and nothing happens. After some minutes
k3b aborts the burning as nothing happens.
It says something like:
"Error does not need to be critical, try using TAO." And something about
an unknown cdrecord error.
Another strange thing is that I usually burn with DAO but k3b writes:
"Staring burning with SAO".
The old (buggy version from Ubuntu) didn't change DAO to SAO, it also failed
to start burning sometimes though. (Error was something about not having enough
rights to burn).
I already tried using CD-R from differend vendors but nothing changed.
I can't really reproduce the error. It happens from time to time.
Attached is the error-logfile from k3b. (GUI one)

Cheers

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Devices
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TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C SB01 (/dev/sr1, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R doppelschichtig, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R doppelschichtig) [DVD-ROM, DVD-R sequenziell, Zweischichtige DVD-R sequenziell, Zweischicht-DVD-R-Sprung, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Eingeschränktes Überbrennen, DVD-RW sequenziell, DVD+RW, DVD+R, Zweischichtige DVD+R, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Eingeschränktes Überschreiben, Sprung zwischen DVD-Schichten] [%7]
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1L BL05 (/dev/sr0, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R doppelschichtig, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R doppelschichtig) [DVD-ROM, DVD-R sequenziell, Zweischichtige DVD-R sequenziell, Zweischicht-DVD-R-Sprung, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Eingeschränktes Überbrennen, DVD-RW sequenziell, DVD+RW, DVD+R, Zweischichtige DVD+R, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Eingeschränktes Überschreiben, Sprung zwischen DVD-Schichten] [%7]

System
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K3b Version: 2.0.0
KDE Version: 4.4.2 (KDE 4.4.2)
QT Version:  4.6.2
Kernel:      2.6.32-23-generic

Used versions
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cdrecord: 3.0

cdrecord
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scsidev: '/dev/sr1'
devname: '/dev/sr1'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
SCSI buffer size: 64512
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Warning: Cannot read drive buffer.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Warning: The DMA speed test has been skipped.
Text len: 2484
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 3.00 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2010 J�rg Schilling
TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CDDVDW SH-S223C '
Revision       : 'SB01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
Current: CD-R
Profile: DVD+R/DL
Profile: DVD+R
Profile: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-R/DL layer jump recording
Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording
Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite
Profile: DVD-RAM
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording
Profile: DVD-ROM
Profile: CD-RW
Profile: CD-R (current)
Profile: CD-ROM
Profile: Removable Disk
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R LAYER_JUMP
Drive buf size : 720896 = 704 KB
FIFO size      : 4194304 = 4096 KB
pregap1: -1
Track 01: audio   43 MB (04:17.84) no preemp swab copy
Track 02: audio   40 MB (04:00.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 03: audio   34 MB (03:26.61) no preemp swab copy
Track 04: audio   35 MB (03:33.04) no preemp swab copy
Track 05: audio   52 MB (05:12.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 06: audio   35 MB (03:32.98) no preemp swab copy
Track 07: audio   43 MB (04:16.08) no preemp swab copy
Track 08: audio   44 MB (04:24.96) no preemp swab copy
Track 09: audio   44 MB (04:23.66) no preemp swab copy
Track 10: audio   22 MB (02:14.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 11: audio   36 MB (03:34.62) no preemp swab copy
Track 12: audio   31 MB (03:04.45) no preemp swab copy
Track 13: audio   42 MB (04:15.04) no preemp swab copy
Track 14: audio   40 MB (03:58.08) no preemp swab copy
Track 15: audio   54 MB (05:21.36) no preemp swab copy
Track 16: audio   35 MB (03:33.13) no preemp swab copy
Total size:      637 MB (63:10.28) = 284271 sectors
Lout start:      637 MB (63:12/21) = 284271 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
  Indicated writing power: 5
Disk Is not unrestricted
Disk Is not erasable
  Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
  ATIP start of lead in:  -11634 (97:26/66)
  ATIP start of lead out: 359846 (79:59/71)
Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 3
Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation
    Capacity  Blklen/Sparesz.  Format-type  Type
      359844             2048         0x00  No Media Present or Unknown Capacity
Blocks total: 359846 Blocks current: 359846 Blocks remaining: 75575
Starting to write CD/DVD/BD at speed 8 in real SAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 3 seconds.
   2 seconds.
   1 seconds.
   0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Turning BURN-Free on
Performing OPC...
Sending CUE sheet...
/usr/bin/cdrecord: faio_wait_on_buffer for writer timed out.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB:  2A 00 FF FF FE 38 00 01 32 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 72 0B 00 00 00 00 00 0E 09 0C 00 00 00 02 00 00
Sense Key: 0x0 No Additional Sense, Segment 11
Sense Code: 0x00 Qual 0x02 (end-of-partition/medium detected) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 260.195s timeout 200s
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Could not write Lead-in.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Input/output error. prevent/allow medium removal: scsi sendcmd: fatal error
CDB:  1E 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 200s
SAO startsec: -11634
Writing lead-in...
write CD-Text data: error after 1073088 bytes
Writing  time:  289.782s
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Input/output error. prevent/allow medium removal: scsi sendcmd: fatal error
CDB:  1E 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 200s
pregap1: -1
Track 01: audio   43 MB (04:17.84) no preemp swab copy
Track 02: audio   40 MB (04:00.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 03: audio   34 MB (03:26.61) no preemp swab copy
Track 04: audio   35 MB (03:33.04) no preemp swab copy
Track 05: audio   52 MB (05:12.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 06: audio   35 MB (03:32.98) no preemp swab copy
Track 07: audio   43 MB (04:16.08) no preemp swab copy
Track 08: audio   44 MB (04:24.96) no preemp swab copy
Track 09: audio   44 MB (04:23.66) no preemp swab copy
Track 10: audio   22 MB (02:14.80) no preemp swab copy
Track 11: audio   36 MB (03:34.62) no preemp swab copy
Track 12: audio   31 MB (03:04.45) no preemp swab copy
Track 13: audio   42 MB (04:15.04) no preemp swab copy
Track 14: audio   40 MB (03:58.08) no preemp swab copy
Track 15: audio   54 MB (05:21.36) no preemp swab copy
Track 16: audio   35 MB (03:33.13) no preemp swab copy
Total size:      637 MB (63:10.28) = 284271 sectors
Lout start:      637 MB (63:12/21) = 284271 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
  Indicated writing power: 5
Disk Is not unrestricted
Disk Is not erasable
  Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
  ATIP start of lead in:  -11634 (97:26/66)
  ATIP start of lead out: 359846 (79:59/71)
Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 3
Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation
    Capacity  Blklen/Sparesz.  Format-type  Type
      359844             2048         0x00  No Media Present or Unknown Capacity
Blocks total: 359846 Blocks current: 359846 Blocks remaining: 75575
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo had 64 puts and 0 gets.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 0 times full, min fill was 100%.

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/sr1 speed=8 -sao driveropts=burnfree textfile=/tmp/qt_temp.Rm2747 -overburn -useinfo -audio /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_01.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_02.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_03.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_04.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_05.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_06.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_07.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_08.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_09.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_10.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_11.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_12.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_13.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_14.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_15.inf /tmp/kde-ebner/k3b_audio_0_16.inf


you could try using cdrkit instead of cdrecord but don't think that's your problem

I'd guess the msg's "write CD-Text data: error after 1073088 bytes" and "/usr/bin/cdrecord: faio_wait_on_buffer for writer timed out" are the keys

suggestion upgrade, it's an easy suggestion but often resolves problems, you could test by dl'ing and running from the live cd

Why do you recommend to try cdrkit?

Cdrkit is a dead "fork" from a 7 year old version of cdrtools (enriched with Debian specific bugs). I am sure that you would not recommend to try out a 7 year old Linux kernel today....

The problem looks like one of these problems that are caused by the non-cooperartive hald that ignores basic rules for accessing optical media and frequently interrupts the burn process.

If you are writing CDs, there are two options: kill hald or tell cdrecord to write in -raw96r mode.

If you are writing DVDs, there is only one option: kill hald.

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